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How Construction Working Can Make You Prone to Addiction

It can be tough and demanding to be a construction worker. It can be even more challenging when your job causes you to succumb to addiction. It is important for construction workers to seek help for their addiction so that they can have a clear mind and optimal performance for work. Study Reveals Addiction Among […]

Texting Anxiety

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Texting anxiety is when you experience distress while waiting for a reply from a text or if you got a text message that you found alarming. You cannot hear the tone of voice or see the person’s face in a text message which can make it easy to misinterpret them. By understanding the science behind […]

What is Important to Know About Anxiety in Children?

It can be hard for children to know whether or not they have anxiety as everyone experiences nervousness once in a while. Adults are able to notice the physical changes our body is going through during anxious episodes whereas kids may need guidance. By knowing if your child is experiencing anxiety, you will know to […]

Why You Should Not Buy Opioids Online

Recently, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), as well as the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), sent letters to website operators warning them to stop illegally endorsing and selling opioids. These companies were Divyata, Euphoria Healthcare Pvt Ltd., JCM Dropship, and Meds4U who operated 10 websites. These websites are contributing to the opioid crisis and they […]

How Did a Fitness Blogger Change Her Life After Adderall Addiction?

One of the symptoms of any addiction is that it causes you to lie. You feel like you need to do whatever it takes to hide that you have a problem so that no one tears you away from that particular substance. One fitness blogger recently admitted to faking her workouts to hide her Adderall […]

What is Important to Know About Schizoaffective Disorder?

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“Schizo” refers to schizophrenia and “affective” refers to how mood disorders can change someone’s emotions. Someone who has schizoaffective disorder can have symptoms of schizophrenia mixed with bipolar disorder and depression simultaneously or separately. By understanding this complicated mental illness, you will know when to seek help for it. How Do You Diagnose Schizoaffective Disorder? […]

Ways To Avoid Stress Eating

You may have heard of the expression where people “eat their feelings” all as an outlet for our stress. That expression holds true meaning in people with anxiety. By avoiding stress eating, you can avoid gaining weight and ruining your health. Check In With Your Hunger Level It is important to ask yourself if you […]

How Do You Know You Are Addicted to Love?

It is possible that you have never experienced love from your parents, so you are trying hard to gain love as an adult. Being addicted to love is just as dangerous as any other drug in that you want love in your life so badly that you are willing to be with the wrong person. […]

Doctor Facing a Long Prison Sentence After Illegally Prescribing Opioids

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Opioids have killed people, torn apart families, and have left financial strains on law enforcement and drug rehabs. It is a major crime to be responsible for those statistics for illegally distributing opioids that have led to tragedies. One such doctor is facing a 40-year sentence for illegally prescribing opioids over the past two years. […]

How Did Sesame Street Tackle Addiction in Their Educational Segment?

The children’s show Sesame Street has never been afraid of tackling challenging subjects like HIV, jailed parents, and autism. Recently, Sesame Street published online segments that spoke about the opioid crisis. Sesame Street is breaking the stigma of opioid addiction by teaching children that there is a problem happening and what it is like to […]